O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
LEEWARD
Kapolei project input welcome
The state has filed a draft environmental assessment of its Kapolei Judiciary Complex and is seeking public comments on the project, which will include a Family Court and Juvenile Detention Center.
The 259,700-square-foot courthouse and 84-bed, 69,000-square-foot detention center will be at Kamokila Boulevard and Kapolei Parkway.
The project is within the Kapolei civic center area — about 57 acres where state and city government offices and public facilities are planned.
The land is owned by the Campbell Estate and will be deeded to the state when construction is completed in 2005.
To comment on the project, sent your statement and two copies by April 23 to the Department of Accounting and General Services (attn: Tyler Fujiyama), 1151 Punchbowl St., Honolulu HI 96813.
Free kidney screenings
Free kidney screenings will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Pearlridge Center, Uptown.
The screening program, provided by the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai'i, will include a blood pressure check, a take-home kit for testing a urine sample and health information. No blood is drawn.
The rate of kidney failure in the Islands is 30 percent higher than the national average, according to Glen Hayashida, executive director of the Hawai'i foundation. Hayashida said early detection and intervention will save lives.
For more information, call 593-1515.
Wai'anae Lions mark 48th
The Wai'anae Lions Club will hold its 48th Charter Celebration from 5 to 10 p.m. tomorrow at the Wai'anae Army Recreation Center, 85-010 Army St.
The event includes a dinner at the Wai'anae Beach Club Banquet Hall; admission is $20.
For details, call 696-1737.
WINDWARD
La'ie upgrade passes review
A proposed expansion to the La'ie wastewater system would have no significant impact on the environment, according to a final environmental assessment of the project.
The proposal by Hawaii Reserves Inc. and the city is expected to improve the system reliability at the La'ie Water Reclamation Facility and eliminate the potential for leaks and spills from aging sewer lines, according to the final environmental assessment. Once the $5.8 million project is completed, water treated at the plant will be reusable.
The improved system is also designed to increase the capacity at the plant, in order to accommodate possible future development in La'ie, the assessment said.
The system now serves Brigham Young University-Hawai'i, the Polynesian Cultural Center and Hawaii Reserves commercial properties in La'ie.
R.M. Towill Corp. is the consultant for the project.
Maori festival tomorrow
Contestants will match their skills in New Zealand songs, dances and games in a friendly competition tomorrow at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
The Whakataetae Festival from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., part of the second annual Aotearoa Cultural Day, is open to the public.
Competitors should register by 10 a.m. at the New Zealand island front desk at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
There will be competition in poi ball and tititorea, the ancient warrior stick game used for eye and hand coordination; action song, which incorporates dance; and the men's posture dance.
Two panels of judges will select the winners, who will take home nearly $1,200 in prize money.
Admission is $7. For more information, call 293-3107.
EAST HONOLULU
Library Week readings set
'Aina Haina Elementary School students Traci Kaneko, Tim Lu, Daniel Moriguchi and Alex Tuohy will be reading excerpts from J.K. Rowlings' "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Ward Warehouse to kick off National Library Week.
At 11:30 a.m., the 2001 N«n« Award Winner, Hawai'i's version of the Newbery Awards, will be announced.
Students are encouraged to read during the spring break and fill out their reading logs. As of the end of February, the students at the school had read 968,388 pages.
